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SAP® EWM in HealthcareDistribution
Gerald LassauKNAPP IT Solutions GmbH, Managing Director
(SAP EWM Business Unit of KNAPP AG)
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SAP & KNAPP – why ?
SAP EWM implementation pitfalls
SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)
SAP EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare Model Company
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SAP & KNAPP – why and what ?
SAP EWM implementation pitfalls
SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)
SAP EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare Model Company
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Facts & Figures Geographical Coverage
SAP EWM Overview Of Customers & Market
Fast growing number of SAP EWM installations
IDC Market Scape SCE
▪ Broad functional scope, addressing cross-industry requirements
▪ Large network of skilled partners
Gartner WMS Magic Quadrant
▪ Fastest-growing WMS provider
▪ Very diversified vertical industry coverage
▪ Native Material Flow System (MFS)
2013Customers
1,800+
Industries
27
Countries
65+Live with
embedded EWM
125+
Customer using
MFS
220+
Cloud Customers
30+Trial Live
5
10/2019
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SAP in the warehouse ?
IT Logistics
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SAP & KNAPP – why and what ?
SAP EWM implementation pitfalls
SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)
SAP EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare Model Company
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Usability
SAP ERP „consultant“ vs. WMS/WCS „solution“ approach
Insufficient testing (processes and subsystem integration)
Rebuild legacy system on SAP technology
Performance
SAP EWM implementation pitfalls
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SAP & KNAPP – why and what ?
SAP EWM implementation pitfalls
SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)
SAP EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare Model Company
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KNAPP is SAP Partner since 2012
✓ KNAPP IT Solutions (KIS)
✓ 50+ SAP EWM Go Lives
✓ approx. 100 SAP EWM Experts
✓ Focus on template/rollout
projects as well as automated
warehouses (SAP EWM MFS)
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Making Complexity SimpleFocus und complex and/or automated DCs
Simple manual warehouse
Complex/highly
differentiated manual
warehouse
Semi-automatic
warehouse
Fully-automatic
warehouse
IT Service
Providers
KNAPP
focus
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Hungaropharma, Budapest + 4 regional DCs− Pharmaceutical Wholesaler with two main
picking peaks per day in delivery
− Central distribution center in Budapest and 4 regional warehouses
− Central belt picking, automated printing stations, redesign of
automation with new automated order start and lidding stations
− Full process coverage,
daily replenishment incl. cross
docking to regional warehouses
− Optimized user experience with
easyUse work stations (SAP UI5)
− RF guidance in all processes
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Hungaropharma, Budapest + 4 regional DCs− Replacement of proprietary WMS and KNAPP WCS (KLASS-X) by SAP EWM incl. MFS
− KNAPP BB (Building Block) for EWM to optimize order start and wave scheduling adapted to
pharma wholesale industry needs
− SAP EWM MFS control of central belt picking system, print station, lidding stations and conveyors
− Central warehouse in Budapest as crossdocking hub for regional warehousesNo Date Site Solution BB(Building Block)s Integrated systems
13 29.01.2017 Miskolc SAP EWM, MFS, RF
processes
KNAPP PLC BB
Pharma BB
easyUse BB
KNAPP tote conveyor
18 17.09.2017 Veszprem SAP EWM, MFS, RF
processes
KNAPP PLC BB
Pharma BB
easyUse BB
KNAPP tote conveyor
21 29.10.2017 Debrecen SAP EWM, MFS, RF
processes
KNAPP PLC BB
Pharma BB
easyUse BB
KNAPP tote conveyor
33 24.06.2018 Budapest SAP EWM, MFS, RF
processes
KNAPP PLC BB
KNAPP CBS BB
KNAPP PCS BB
Pharma BB
easyUse BB
KNAPP tote conveyor
KNAPP Central Belt Picking System
(ACS)
KNAPP Automated Print Station (PCS)
50 05.05.2019 Kaposvar SAP EWM, MFS, RF
processes
KNAPP PLC BB
Pharma BB
easyUse BB
KNAPP tote conveyor
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Kwizda, Vienna + 4 regional DCs− one of the largest Pharmaceutical Wholesaler in Austria
− Automated Warehouse in Vienna, including mini load system, CBS
(Central Belt System) and conveyor
− Replacement of proprietary WMS (based on IBM AS400) with SAP
EWM
− Direct integration of SSI WCS (PEEM Convey/WAMAS) via ABAP
Push Channels
− Optimized user experience with easyUse based on SAP UI5
− RF guidance in all processes
− Integration of FMD
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VOIGT Niederbipp, Switzerland− Pharmaceutical Pre- and Wholesale
− Automated palette warehouse, OSR ShuttleTM, OSR ShuttleTM Sorter for CBS replenishment
and staging, automated full carton picking
− Replacement of existing NON SAP WMS and WCS (TGW/Klug) regarding miniload and
automated palette warehouse
− Optimized user experience with easyUse work stations based on SAP UI5
− RF guidance in all processes
− GMP Validation
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SAP EWM by KNAPP for RAUCH (rauch.cc)
SAP Quality Award 2018
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#makingcomplexitysimpleSAP® EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare MC
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SAP® EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare MC
Healthcare supply chain specific know howOutstanding process expertise as well as WMS/WCS/SAP EWM experience in healthcare
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SAP EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare MC
Healthcare supply chain specific know howOutstanding process expertise as well as WMS/WCS/SAP EWM experience in healthcare
Prepackaged SAP EWM contentReduce risk and accelerate the project with proven KNAPP building blocks
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SAP EWM by KNAPP building blocks
Source: VDI 3601 (Warehouse Management Systeme)
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Source: VDI 3601 (Warehouse Management Systeme)
SAP EWM by KNAPP building blocks
Extended expiry date
handling
Extended masterdata
for MHE and process
control
easyUse decanting
(tote, compartements,
separators)
CBS integration
CBS replenishment
incl. batch tracking
Delivery arrival and
priority handling
(backorder, etc)
Multistep/multiuser
receiving (IBD
handling)
Order release (capacity
and latest start time per
tote)
FMD
easyUse finalcheck
incl. VAS
easyUse checkstation
KNAPP direct PLC
(RFC1006) /
ACS (CBS) / PCS
KNAPP &
3rd party WCS
integration
Order cockpitFEFO (warehouse
wide) putaway
Order planning and
cartonisation
easyUse
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CBS (Central Belt System)
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SAP® EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare MC
Healthcare supply chain specific know howOutstanding process expertise as well as WMS/WCS/SAP EWM experience in healthcare
Customer enabling and joint teamEnabling of customer key-users, joint realization team and source code delivery
Prepackaged SAP EWM contentReduce risk and accelerate the project with proven KNAPP building blocks
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Customer self sufficiency
+ Enabling of customer core team starting in the explore phase (key-user knowledge)
+ Source code and KNAPP internal documentation delivery also of KNAPP building blocks (license per DC
applies)
+ Joint team during realization – customer in-house EWM consultant + developer (1 each) starting with
realization several weeks in Graz, afterwards remote
+ Handover Q&A workshop at end of “realize” phase to complete realization documentation by customer in
house EWM team (which were part of joint team before)
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SAP® EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare MC
Healthcare supply chain specific know howOutstanding process expertise as well as WMS/WCS/SAP EWM experience in healthcare
Customer enabling and joint teamEnabling of customer key-users, joint realization team and source code delivery
Prepackaged SAP EWM contentReduce risk and accelerate the project with proven KNAPP building blocks
Explore, realize, test, deploy and runSuccessful project approach and 7/24 hotline support
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Work stream
Project Management
Application Customer
Team Enablement
Technical Architecture &
Infrastructure
Application Design &
Configuration
Customer Code
Extension
Application Integration
Aplication Testing
System & Data Migration
Transition to Operation
Application Solution
Adoption
Analytics
Project Management
Technical
Functional
Functional &
Technical
Technical
Functional
Technical
Technical
Functional
Functional
Discover Prepare Explore Realize Deploy Run
Functional &
Technical
Customer, KNAPP
Customer, (KNAPP)
Customer
(Customer), KNAPP
(Customer), KNAPP
Customer
Customer, (KNAPP)
Customer
Customer
Customer
Customer, (KNAPP)
SAP ERP ECC 6.0 or
S/4HANA
SAP EWM, incl. SAP EWM MFS
Machine Control Level
#makingcomplexitysimple
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Running or planning to run SAP ERP?
If YES, please feel free to contact
me or [email protected] in
case of any SAP EWM questions.
If NO, please feel free to contact
me, if you want to invite me for
lunch/dinner/drinks.#makingcomplexitysimpleSAP® EWM by KNAPP – Healthcare MC
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Vielen Dank.
Merci beaucoup.
Muchas gracias.
Mille grazie.
Thank you.